Thursday, 23 October 2014

Book list challenge

In the novel, Charlie's teacher, Bill, assigns him various books to read. Charlie describes them all as his favorites.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThis Side of Paradise by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Separate Peace by John KnowlesPeter Pan by J. M. BarrieThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J. D. SalingerOn the Road by Jack KerouacNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsWalden by Henry David ThoreauHamlet by William ShakespeareThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

The book also references a book of poems by E. E. Cummings, The Mayor of Castro Street by Randy Shilts, a book by Anne Rice, and an autobiography of a woman who was a character in Reds, most likely Emma Goldman. The poem "A Person /A Paper /A Promise" by Dr. Earl Reum is also mentioned.